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Thursday, December 12, 2013

Welcome to the Kitty House at Christmas

On the first day of Christmas, foster kittens gave to me, garlands pulled off the Christmas tree. (they were strung between chairs so that they would trip us if we weren't careful) On the second day of Christmas, foster kittens gave to me, bags of shredded bows, and garlands pulled off the Christmas tree. (some of the shredded bows showed up in places you don't want to read about, lets just say kittens find bows to be delicious and leave it at that) On the third day of Christmas, foster kittens gave to me, ornaments on the staircase, bags of shredded bows, and garlands pulled off the Christmas tree. (specifically, at the top of the staircase, so we would have a fun trip down) On the fourth day of Christmas, foster kittens gave to me, stockings pulled off the mantle, ornaments on the staircase, bags of shredded bows, and garlands pulled off the Christmas tree. (the stockings had kitten fur inside of them now, too, instead of just being covered on the outside with fur like everything else in the house) On the fifth day of Christmas, foster kittens gave to me, pine needles in my bed, stockings pulled off the mantle, ornaments on the staircase, bags of shredded bows, and garlands pulled off the Christmas tree. (you do not want to know what it feels like to roll over and get a pine needle up your, uh, assets) On the sixth day of Christmas, foster kittens gave to me, a wrapping paper carpet, pine needles in my bed, stockings pulled off the mantle, ornaments on the staircase, bags of shredded bows, and garlands pulled off the Christmas tree. (they, of course, only used the most expensive paper, not the cheap stuff i got on sale last year -- only the best for their redecorating efforts) On the seventh day of Christmas, foster kittens gave to me, my wall wreath in several pieces, a wrapping paper carpet, pine needles in my bed, stockings pulled off the mantle, ornaments on the staircase, bags of shredded bows, and garlands pulled off the Christmas tree. (it took hours to find all of the pieces, i kept stumbling across bits under the table or chairs, and even found one piece in the kitchen sink) On the eighth day of Christmas, foster kittens gave to me, window candles in their cat tree, my wall wreath in several pieces, a wrapping paper carpet, pine needles in my bed, stockings pulled off the mantle, ornaments on the staircase, bags of shredded bows, and garlands pulled off the Christmas tree. (the candles were sticking out of the openings in the cat tree nooks and crannies like little weird antennae -- i thought maybe they were hiding aliens in there until i got a good look) On the ninth day of Christmas, foster kittens gave to me, a Nativity scene knocked over, window candles in their cat tree, my wall wreath in several pieces, a wrapping paper carpet, pine needles in my bed, stockings pulled off the mantle, ornaments on the staircase, bags of shredded bows, and garlands pulled off the Christmas tree. ( and all of the animals in the scene are still missing, i'm not so sure what to make of that; jealous of other critters getting the attention, maybe?)On the tenth day of Christmas, foster kittens gave to me, Christmas cards now chewed up, a Nativity scene knocked over, window candles in their cat tree, my wall wreath in several pieces, a wrapping paper carpet, pine needles in my bed, stockings pulled off the mantle, ornaments on the staircase, bags of shredded bows, and garlands pulled off the Christmas tree. (the cards had been addressed and stamped, but not mailed; since i didn't have any more cards, i sent them out anyway, even with the teeth marks, as my friends know i'm a crazy cat lady and i don't care what the post office thinks of me as long as they get the mail here before dark) On the eleventh day of Christmas, foster kittens gave to me, a favorite snow globe leaking, Christmas cards now chewed up, a Nativity scene knocked over, window candles in their cat tree, my wall wreath in several pieces, a wrapping paper carpet, pine needles in my bed, stockings pulled off the mantle, ornaments on the staircase, bags of shredded bows, and garlands pulled off the Christmas tree. (and that's why i don't allow any snow globes that aren't filled with just water, because the knuckle-heads were drinking it, right next to their full water bowl; i guess it tasted better) On the twelfth day of Christmas, foster kittens gave to me, themselves in the tree, purring, a favorite snow globe leaking, Christmas cards now chewed up, a Nativity scene knocked over, window candles in their cat tree, my wall wreath in several pieces, a wrapping paper carpet, pine needles in my bed, stockings pulled off the mantle, ornaments on the staircase, bags of shredded bows, and garlands pulled off the Christmas tree. (and the only reason they didn't knock the whole tree over with the weight of them playing up in there was because i had tied it to a ceiling hook with high test fishing line) And this, my friends, is why i don't decorate much for Christmas!

Yuletide Lads begin arriving -- Iceland (Jolasveinar trolls, children of Gryla and Leppaludi, who come one each day to bring gifts and mischief from now until Christmas) Yuletide Lad of the Day, Stekkjarstaur -- Sheepfold Stick, who will try to drink the milk from the farmers' ewes

The Battle at Ninevah: Byzantine emperor Heraclius defeats Perzen, 627The Order of the Dragon is created by Sigismund, King of Hungary, and his wife Queen Barbara of Celje, following the battle for possession of Bosnia, 1408Isabella crowns herself Queen of Castile and Aragon, 1474Jews are expelled from Schlettstadt Alsace by Emperor Frederick III, 1479In Vienna, Ludwig von Beethoven receives his first lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn, 1792Mexico is officially recognized as an independent nation by the US, 1822The first Canadian coins are circulated (1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent and 20 cent), 1858Rudolph Dirks' first Katzenjammer cartoon strip appears in the NY Journal, 1897Belo Horizonte, the first planned city of Brazil, is founded, 1897George F Bryant of Boston patents the wooden golf tee, 1899Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland, 1901Delhi replaces Calcutta as the capital of India, 1911Oscar Straus becomes US Secretary of Commerce, the first Jew to be a US Cabinet member, 1906The first all metal aircraft, the Junkers J-1, is test flown in Dessau, Germany, 1915In Nebraska, Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys, 1917The first prototype of a hovercraft is patented by British engineer Christopher Cockerell, 1955Guinea joins the United Nations, 1958The Russian Federation gains independence from the USSR, 1991An asteroid named 4179 Toutatis, over 3 miles wide, passes within 4.3 million miles, or 18 lunar distances from Earth, 2012

Hmmmm. This sounds a lot like what my family gives to me all year round. Except it's crumbs, papers, shoes on table (Grrr!), dirty clothes in middle of floor, dishes in bedroom, etc etc. Where's Santa when you really need 'em?

what a fun post is right! and I thought Lucy was a bit naughty! whew! Good thing we love those kitties! As we tell Lucy when she jumps on top of the dining table when we have friends over "Now Lucy you know you aren't supposed to do that when we have company" hahahah As if! Have a stupendously wonderful day!